whats it called?

[macwilkin]

Puttees

Cheers

I wouldn't call Gibson's leggings "puttees", since a puttee is a leg-wrap, and is usually associated with the British Army of the late 19th-early 20th century. The word itself is from the Hindu/Sanskrit for bandage or strip of cloth. The old wool leg wraps of WWI were replaced by canvas gaiters or leggings which are also called puttees:

http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/medi...e=Blue_Puttees

Cheers,

Todd